1. Overall Layout of Curriculum Development System in Organization of Educational Research and Programming

2. Educational system Scientific and cultural changes Characteristics of a decent human being Society needs (at present and in future) Different approaches to curriculum development Trends in employment Trends in continuation of education Data about learners Value system and philosophy of education 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 1-Macro level Needs assessment 2-Middle level 3-Micro level Developing concept of curriculum Does coordination council approve it? 3 Does supreme council approve it? 4 Does supervising group approve it? 2 Does government approve it? 5 No Yes No standards No Yes Curriculum guidance manual development 359 standards No Validating concept of learners needs Validating concept of curriculum No Does coordination council approve it? 7 Does supervising group approve it? 8 Does supreme council approve it? 9 6 Determining curriculum principles Determining goals of educational program Determining basic skills and attitudes Determining learning fields Setting subject matter timetables Providing implementation strategies Developing assessment system Providing teacher special competency lists Choosing curricular approaches Determining general and specific goals of a subject matter Controlling the observance of content organizing principles Providing tables for extent and order of content Determining teaching – learning methods Developing assessment methods Providing teacher special competency lists 10 Yes

3. Do supervisors approve curriculum guidance manual? 11 Does coordination council approve curriculum guidance manual? 12 Do teachers and experts approve instructional materials? 14 Do supervisors approve instructional materials? 15 Does coordination council approve instructional materials? 16 Yes No Yes standards Field trial of instructional material 17 Does coordination council approve field trial outcomes? 18 standards Providing implementation plan and determining statistical sampling method Providing teacher training program Implementing teacher training program Providing implementation conditions Putting control factors during field trial Does coordination council approve evaluation outcomes? 23 21 Implementing curriculum evaluation plan 20 Do supervisors approve evaluation outcomes? 22 standards Final curriculum document 24 Final curriculum promotion 26 Does supreme council approve curriculum document? No Yes 25 Yes from block10 to block1 Yes No Validating curriculum guidance manual Putting control factors during field trial Do supervisors approve field trial outcomes? 19 Validating outcomes of field trial Curriculum evaluation to block 10 No Preparing instructional materials according to guidance manual for a subject matter 1-Student text book 2- Teacher book 3-Work book 4-Other educational media 13 Yes Nationwide implementation of curriculum Providing teacher training program Implementing teacher training program Providing implementation conditions Putting control factors during nationwide implementation Yes